Report colleagues who accept second best or face sanctions, MPs warn hospital staff

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Chris SmythHealth Correspondent

Last updated at 12:01AM, July 26 2011

Doctors and nurses must face disciplinary action if they do not blow the
whistle on failing colleagues, an influential committee of MPs will say
today.

Medical regulators need to show professional leadership and send a “clear
signal” to doctors and nurses that they could be struck off themselves if
they turn a blind eye to poor-quality care, the Health
Select Committee believes.

The cross-party group of MPs says that healthcare professionals must be told
“that they are at as much risk of being investigated by their regulator for
failing to report concerns about a fellow registrant as they are from